Vis is the most outerly lying larger Croatian island in the Adriatic Sea, and is part of the Central Dalmatian group of islands. Of all the inhabited Croatian islands, it is the farthest from the coast. The highest peak of Vis is called Hum, 587 m high.
Vis is probably strategically the most important island in Adriatic Sea. Vis was intensively fortified from early 19th century, first by UK, then by Austro-Hungarian Empire and everybody else who controlled the island. During World War II, Vis was at one point the main hideout of Josip Broz Tito, the leader of the Yugoslav resistance movement. After the war, the Yugoslav People’s Army used the island as one of its main naval bases. After Croatia became independent, its navy did not reclaim most of the facilities, and there is lot of “really” abandoned sites as you will see in this report.

Island Vis – Town Vis

Fort Wellington, built by British forces at the beginning of 19th century

Fort Wellington, built by British forces at the beginning of 19th century

Fort Wellington, built by British forces at the beginning of 19th century

Fort Wellington, built by British forces at the beginning of 19th century

Fort Wellington, built by British forces at the beginning of 19th century